Kazakhstan External Debt Totals US $1.8 billion

     Kazakhstan is gradually decreasing its external debt. In 2004, it totaled US $2.7 billion, but in 2005 it was already down to US $1.8 billion. Over the past year, the government successfully extinguished 20 most expensive external loans for an amount of US $837.8 million, ahead of schedule.     "In 2005,...